A return

[myblueskies]

Characters: Romeo and open!
Setting: Room 1-02 and meadow
Format: Either
Summary: Romeo returns from his dead world, and discovers a gift in his mailbox
Warnings: Nothing I wouldn't think

[Room 2-02] Every time Romeo went back to his world he was scary that he would nver return. The Tower was a very scary place but at least he had friends there, he could help them and they could fight the administrators together. To either restore their worlds or go to heaven together.

But here there was just emptiness and dead bodies. Just Romeo alone and it was very hard to keep his spirits up. So he was very relieved when he opened his eyes to see the bedroom that had been his for a long time now. "Hi Pinocchio!" He giggled as the weasel snuffed at his neck.

He looked around and saw a book with a note on the end of his bed. He opened the note and grinned, it was from Zo! Romeo had wondered if he had gotten his present!

You remember that? I wish you could've talked back! I really liked the story; I made another copy of it for you!

Romeo's mouth dropped open and he opened the book. It was beautiful! All the pictures he and Zett had made but better, and they moved! Even the story was better and the words written properly.

"Zett!" He didn't know if his friend was in hearing distance, "Come look!"

The meadow] Romeo took the book to the meadow. It was cold now so he had his hat that he had gotten a while ago as a reward, and the scarf that miss Tohko had made for him. Bundled up in those he sat and read the book happily, pointing things out to Pinocchio.

Comments

[myblueskies]

"That's really nice of you, sir!" Romeo grinned and looked at all the cloaks. "It must take you a really really long time!" He put the cloak on, wrapping it around him happily, it was lovely and warm.

[warriorscribe]

"To make so many? Of course. It's been over two months now since I've started. Though, I've gained help."

He picked up the one he'd left off on, and resumed forming the hood.

[myblueskies]

"That's good." He grinned, "Can I help you at all sir?"

[warriorscribe]

"If you'd like to. I wouldn't turn down any help. I do want to provide for the whole tower, after all." He smiled, then looked at Romeo's book. "...But I wouldn't want to interrupt your reading."

[myblueskies]

"It's okay." He smiled and then passed the book over to Enoch, "Zo made it for me, it's pretty isn't it!"

[warriorscribe]

"He did?" Enoch took the book and began looking through it. "The illustrations are beautiful..."

[myblueskies]

"He did! Me and Zett wrote him the story and drew pictures and he made it into a proper book and made all the pictures beautiful, and they move, look!" He grinned and turned a page.

[warriorscribe]

Enoch couldn't help but smile as he read the story and watched it play out. "It's a charming story. I'm glad he liked it enough to recreate it."

He didn't know that he could forgive Ruana. What she had done was gruesome. What she could do was demonic. He could not forgive her. But he could and did pity her. It seemed strange to think about, but it was there nonetheless. In this sense...Romeo was not a younger version of himself - Romeo was better than he was, if the thought of being friendly with Ruana didn't make him uneasy.

He would have to rely on his pity, should he encounter her. Not his anger.

[myblueskies]

"I am too, sir!" The idea of forgiving Ruana was not alien to Romeo, who believed everyone had good in them somewhere. He liked Zo and Zo seemed to like Ruana so Romeo trusted his judgement.

[warriorscribe]

"Do you think it's possible? To end things peacefully with her, that is."

She's been through a lot. Who can say if she even knows what real friendship is? Or if they can show it to her in what little time they have left...

...It would work out, one way or another. Of this he was sure. They'd find a way to restore their worlds at the very least.

[myblueskies]

"Well everyone can learn about friendship." Romeo said quietly, "They just have to have good teachers." Romeo had made some great friends here, he was sure if everyone worked together they could help her.

[warriorscribe]

"They also must be willing to learn." Enoch looks down at the cloak he's working on, stitching layers together silently. "I hope for all our sakes she becomes willing."

[myblueskies]

"I think she will." Romeo leaned on his hands, "Zo said that she wanted to be friends with everyone. It's just hard for her."

[warriorscribe]

"It may take a longer time for her to understand than we have left. But don't stop trying - if nobody tries, no one will know."

And he's fairly sure Romeo is the only one who thinks this is seriously viable. He wants to believe it, but his faith in in humanity has its limits.

[myblueskies]

"All you can do is try." He nodded, if he was the only one who believed it possible than his faith would have to be enough. "I'll try really hard."

[warriorscribe]

"And so will all of us, to our own ends. Someone is bound to have success. Regardless of anything, we will survive this place."

This is not one of those limits. He always believes in the ability to persevere.

[myblueskies]

"We will! Everyone wants to, and so they will work really hard to."